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November 17, 2022 CHICAGO – November 17, 2022 – Pritzker Private Capital (“PPC”), a leader in family direct investing, today announced that Co-Founder Paul Carbone, who has served as the firm’s President and Managing Partner since 2012, intends to step back from day-to-day management of the firm effective January 1, 2023. Effective with this transition,…

November 9, 2022 Please join us to honor this year’s Awardees: Stephen V. King, AIM Clinics and TPC, by purchasing a table or individual tickets, which are now available by contacting Kathy Pyne. The 2022 IVCA Awards Dinner sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis LLP will take place on Monday, December 5, 2022 The Four Seasons Hotel 120 E. Delaware Street, Chicago 5:30pm – Cocktail…

September 28, 2022 Registration is open for the 4th and last in our Diversity Series “Inclusion in Action”! On November 18 via Zoom, IVCA presents “Strategies for Survival: Cultivating Mentors and Allies for Success”Date:  Thursday, November 18, 2022Location:  IVCA Webcast via ZoomTime: 12:00noon – 1:30pm CST  To Register: We know that when people are showing up to…

September 28, 2022 Mark your calendars for the 2023 IVCA Invitational Golf Event on June 26, 2023, as we return to Olympia Fields Country Club! IVCA thanks the nearly 200 attendees who participated in the 2022 event and a special thanks goes out to our Sponsors: Champion Sponsors: PwC RSM Winston & Strawn LLP Wintrust Bank…

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, November 9, 2022 BLUE WAVE IN ILLINOIS / GOVERNOR EYES WHITE HOUSE Illinois voters rewarded Democrats at the ballot box Tuesday, returning Democrats to all the statewide offices and sending Governor JB Pritzker to a second term and a higher national profile. At his…

Friday, November 18, 202212:00 PM – 1:30 PM CST Category: IVCA Events Join IVCA for the fourth in our four-part series on Inclusion in Action:  Strategies for Survival: Cultivating Mentors and Allies for SuccessDate:  Friday, November 18, 2022Time:  12:00noon – 1:30pmLocation:  Michigan II RoomUBS Conference CenterOne North Wacker Drive, 2nd floorChicago, IL 60606Lunch included!  IVCA Members Only – REGISTER HERE! Description:  In…

The Four Seasons Chicago120 E. Delaware PlaceChicago, IL 60611United States Monday, December 05, 20225:30 PM CST Category: IVCA Events Join us on Monday, December 5th for the 2022 IVCA Awards Dinner presented by Kirkland & Ellis LLP! Join us in honoring: Stephen V. King, Prairie Capital – 2022 Stanley C. Golder Awardee TPC – 2022 IVCA Portfolio Company of…

The Conference Tower at UBS CenterOne North Wacker Drive, 2nd floorChicago, IL United States Thursday, December 15, 202211:30 AM – 1:30 PM CST Category: IVCA Events Web3 Mainstream Adoption or How Web3 May Impact Your Portfolio This meeting has been postponed.  Check back for it’s new date!

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, October 26, 2022 INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP BILL UPDATE IVCA Executive Director Maura O’Hara and representatives from Wind Point Partners testified last week on behalf of the industry before the Illinois House Revenue Committee. The committee took input from IVCA on our bill to clarify…

October 26, 2022 From time to time, the IVCA newsletter will be highlighting entrepreneurial development around the Midwest, to provide information about investment opportunities both inside and outside the box of Chicagoland. To begin this series, a profile of the Peoria NEXT Innovation Center, through its Director, Michael Stubbs. IVCA: What is a brief background summary on…